What was the main purpose of the Treaty of Waitangi?
The Treaty promised to protect Māori culture and to enable Māori to continue to live in New Zealand as Māori. At the same time, the Treaty gave the Crown the right to govern New Zealand and to represent the interests of all New Zealanders.
Why is the Treaty of Waitangi controversial?
The articles that all Māori would have the same rights as British subjects. It is the second and third articles have caused controversy through the years, mainly because of translation problems. Successive governments believed the Treaty enabled complete sovereignty over Māori, their lands and resources.
What really happened at the Treaty of Waitangi?
Te Tiriti o Waitangi is an agreement made in 1840 between representatives of the British Crown and more than 500 Māori chiefs. It resulted in the declaration of British sovereignty over New Zealand by Lieutenant-Governor William Hobson in May 1840. Most chiefs signed a Māori-language version of the treaty.
Why did Māori want the Treaty?
Reasons why chiefs signed the treaty included wanting controls on sales of Māori land to Europeans, and on European settlers. They also wanted to trade with Europeans, and believed the new relationship with Britain would stop fighting between tribes.
What did the Māori call James Busby?
Based at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands, Busby was given little material support with which to achieve these aims; he had no troops or police and no legal power to make arrests. Maori derided him as a ‘Man-o-War without guns’.
Is the Treaty of Waitangi fair?
Colonists believed the Treaty of Waitangi was fair because it offered Māori the rights of British citizens. The signing of the Treaty made it easier for settlers to acquire land. Those Pākehā who sided with Māori were known as ‘philo-Māori’.
What are the three P’s in the Treaty of Waitangi?
the principles of partnership, participation and protection
The “3 Ps” comprise the well-established Crown Treaty framework – the principles of partnership, participation and protection.
What are the differences between Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Treaty of Waitangi?
Te Tiriti: They gave the Queen te kawanatanga katoa, the complete government over their land. The Treaty: Māori chiefs and people, collectively and individually, were confirmed in and guaranteed full exclusive and undisturbed possession of their lands and estates, forests, fisheries, and other properties.
What are the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi?
The three “P’s”, as they are often referred to, are the principles of partnership, participation and protection. These underpin the relationship between the Government and Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi.
What is Māori sovereignty?
In the English version of the Treaty of Waitangi, Māori give sovereignty to the British Queen. Sovereignty means absolute and total control of everything. So, in the English version, Māori gave the British total control of the country. The Māori word ‘rangatiratanga’ is similar to ‘sovereignty’.